Call for papers: HELNET International Workshop on Neural Networks

CALL FOR PAPERS
HELNET 1997 International Workshop on Neural Networks
October 3 - October 5, Montreux
Announcing the HELNET 1997 Workshop on Neural Networks
Montreux, Switzerland from October 3 - October 5, 1997
http://www.leidenuniv.nl/medfac/fff/groepc/chaos/helnet/index.html
mailto:helnet97 at dds.nl
********** Deadlines extended **********
The HELNET workshops are informal meetings primarily targeted
towards young researchers from neural networks and related fields.
They are traditionally organised a few days prior to the ICANN
conferences. Participants are offered the opportunity to present
and extensively discuss their work as well as more general topics
from the neural network field.
One of the aims of the HELNET Workshops is to fascilitate such
exchange and enable (young) researchers, (PhD) students and
postdocs in the field to learn more about the varying disciplines
in the neural networks field outside their own research program.
That is why we encourage researchers from related fields to
register and particpate.
Although the final workshop program has not been fixed yet
the following topics have been proposed for presentation and
discussion.
- Statistical induction of lexical meaning.
- Optimal complexity in reduced connectivity neural network
paradigms
- Speech recognition by neural networks
- Neural networks and statistical inference
- The emergence of consciousness in neural networks
- Applications of differential geometric system theory in
dynamic neural networks
- Circuit and VLSI complexity issues
- VLSI friendly learning
- Neural network applications in control
- Visualization by neural networks
- Markov modelling of sensory neural spike trains
- An application of neural networks in cellular wireless networks
Please find more detailed information on the HELNET 1997
Workshop on Neural Networks and the registration form below.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Important Dates and Deadlines
Deadline paper submission August 1, 1997
Notification of acceptance August 15, 1997
Deadline registration August 30, 1997
Deadline revised papers September 15, 1997
Workshop start October 3, 1997
Workshop end October 5, 1997
Travel Directions
Venue site:
Hotel des Alpes Vaudoises
Rue de Bugnon
1823 Glion (Montreux)
Switzerland
Tel: + 41 21 963 20 76
Fax: + 41 21 963 56 94
The workshop site is located at the foot of the Rochers-de-Naye at
an altitude of approximatly 670 meters above sea-level in the
village of Glion. It is overlooking Montreux and the Lac Leman and
offers an exciting view on the Alpes. The hotel is equipped with a
private parking, a large garden and an outdoor swimming pool. There
is a direct connection by local train from the venue site to the
Montreux/Territet trainstation and vice versa. Participants will
be provided with train tickets when needed.
Getting there:
The easiest connection by plane is using Geneva Airport. There are
trains running directly from Geneva Airport to Montreux regularly
in less than an hour. At Montreux you switch to a small local
train which will take you from Montreux/Territet up the mountain
toward the Hotel des Alpes Vaudoises. This trains stops right in
front of the hotel at the "Hotel des Alpes Vaudoises" train stop.
To ICANN...:
There is a direct connection from Montreux to Laussane. More
information can be found at the ICANN www-site.
Paper Format
The workshop participants are encouraged to submit their papers in
LaTeX format. However, we can also process Word and Wordperfect
documents. If you submit non-LaTeX formatted papers please include
plain text versions of your paper on PC disk as well as postscript
versions of your figures.
- Papers should be submitted camera-ready.
- The printable are should be 12 by 20 centimeters (including
page numbers) in which case font size should be 10-point size
using a Times or similar font.
- Titles and subtitle should be typeset using 12-point fonts.
Footnotes and super/subscripts should be 9-point characters.
- When you use standard LaTeX styles (e.g. article) your paper
will have a default printable area of approximatly 15 by 23
centimeters and will be reduced in size by 80% for publication.
Please take this into account when preparing your figures.
The length of submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages including
figures, tables and references.Centered at the top of the first
page should be the title of the papers, author names(s),
affiliation(s) and mailing address(es).
Please submit 4 (four) copies of your paper as well as a version
on disk (PC/DOS format only!) with the graphic files included on
this disk. Paper versions of submitted manuscripts should not be
stapled or folded.
Like the previous occasions, the proceedings of this year's
workshop will be published by the VUU Publishers, Amsterdam.
Workshop Fee
-Approximate- exchange rates: 100 DFL = 30 BPS = 50 USD = 85 DM
Check your local exchange office for the actual rates!
The workshop fee is DFL. 600,- (Dutch guilders) and includes 4
nights in a shared double room (DFL 725,- if you prefer a single
room), half-board, refreshements during the sessions, welcome
drinks on the night of arrival. Accompanying persons are welcome
and charged DFL. 500 (DFL. 625 for single room). An optional
outing is to be organized and included in the fee. The workshop
proceedings will be handed out upon arrival.
You can register by printing and filling the registration form
and sending it per fax or regular mail. If you do not intend to
pay by credit card you can also email the filled-out registration
form. You will receive confirmation of your registration and
payment upon receipt. If you have any question please direct
your queries to:
HELNET 1997
P.O. Box 2318
1000 CH Amsterdam
Netherlands
Fax: + 31 20 471 49 11
Email: helnet97 at dds.nl
The workshop fee is payable in the following ways:
- Bank transfer:
D.S.R.
ABN-AMRO Bank, Ceintuurbaan 89, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Account No. 43.55.28.521
Stating: HELNET97
- Credit card:
We accept VISA and American Express credit cards. Please
print and fill out the registration form and send it to us by
fax or regular mail using details stated above.
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REGISTRATION FORM
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In order to register as a participant to the HELNET Workshop on
Neural Networks please print and fill out the form below completely
and mail or fax to the address indicated below: If you do NOT
intend to pay using a credit card you can also email us the
filled-out registration form.
HELNET 1997
P.O. Box 2318
1000 CH Amsterdam
Netherlands
Fax: + 31 20 471 49 11
helnet97 at dds.nl
Accomodation:
[ ] Double room (FDL 600,-)
Preference for sharing your room with:
[ ] Single room (DFL 725.-)
[ ] Accompanying person (DFL. 500,- when sharing a double room,
DFL. 625,- otherwise)
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Your registration:
[ ] I can not make a final regsitration yet. Please keep me
informed
[ ] I register for HELNET97 but I will not submit a paper and
would just like to attend and participate in the discussions.
[ ] I would like to present the following paper:
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I will make the workshop fee payable in the following way:
[ ] Bank transfer:
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Account No. 43.55.28.521
Stating: HELNET97
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Ceintuurbaan 89, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
[ ] Credit cards:
We can accept the following cards:
[ ] VISA
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